由于缺乏住院床位, 病人在新斯科舍省急诊室等待医院转诊超过70小时, 引起对政府行动拖延的批评。 Patients waited over 70 hours in Nova Scotia’s ER for hospital transfers due to lack of inpatient beds, prompting criticism over delayed government action.

新斯科舍省Cobequid社区保健中心的病人在急诊部门等了70多个小时才转院,而工作人员报告说发生了危机积压。 Patients at Nova Scotia’s Cobequid Community Health Centre waited over 70 hours in the emergency department for hospital transfers, with staff reporting a crisis-level backlog. 该设施缺乏住院床位,在26张急诊室床位中,有18张床位被病情严重(包括中风和骨折)的患者占用,导致中风患者拒绝。 The facility, lacking inpatient beds, had 18 of 26 ER beds occupied by patients with serious conditions, including strokes and fractures, leading to the refusal of a stroke patient. 目前仍在审查一项2022年政府计划,扩大该中心,新增36张住院床位。 A 2022 government plan to expand the centre with 36 new inpatient beds remains under review. NDP MLA Paul Wozney批评延迟, 敦促卫生部长米歇尔·汤普森(Michelle Thompson)履行承诺, 解决地区医疗体系系统紧张的问题。 NDP MLA Paul Wozney criticized the delay, urging Health Minister Michelle Thompson to act on a promise made to address systemic strain in the region’s healthcare system.